To the tune of about 71.9 million dollars:
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — Woo Hoo!
“The Simpsons Movie” turned doughnuts into dollars over the weekend, raking in $71.9 million to debut as the top movie this week.
The big screen tale of the lovable, if dysfunctional, family rolled over the competition, sending last week’s top movie, Universal Studio’s “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry,” to second place with $19 million, a 44 percent drop.
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” from Warner Bros., fell to third place with $17.1 million, a 48 percent drop from last week. The film grossed $242 million domestically after three weeks in theaters.
“Homer’s odyssey paid off,” said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Media By Numbers.
The film, which features Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and a host of motley characters, grossed an average of $18,320 on 3,922 screens across the country and opened strongly in 70 foreign markets.
“We are ecstatic,” said Chris Aronson, senior vice president for distribution at 20th Century Fox. “It far exceeded even the most optimistic of expectations.”
Or, as Maggie said as the credits rolled on the screen……sequel.
July 30th, 2007 at 1:24 am
The Simpsons Movie made me laugh. Check out my review at
Cold Leftovers, if you like…